Jobs and Income Wednesday Sit-Down: The state of labor in Maine In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to talk about the state of labor. Click […] WGME Posted August 27, 2025 Tags Job Quality, Jobs, Unions, Wednesday Sit Down
Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: Back to school tariff impacts In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to talk about tariffs and how they may […] WGME Posted August 20, 2025 Tags Economic Security, Tariffs, Wednesday Sit Down
Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: What changes at the IRS mean for you In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Maura Pillsbury, a public policy analyst with the Maine Center for Economic Policy, sits down with CBS 13 to talk about changes […] WGME Posted August 13, 2025 Tags Federal, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: Tariffs and inflation In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to talk about tariffs and inflation. Click here […] WGME Posted July 16, 2025 Tags Federal, Inflation, Tariffs, Taxes, Wednesday Sit Down
Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13/FOX23 to talk about the impacts of the “One […] WGME Posted July 10, 2025 Tags Budget, Economic Security, Economy, Federal, Tax Breaks, Trump Tax Cuts, Wednesday Sit Down
Maine’s Economy Wednesday Sit-Down: Canadian tourism and tariffs In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13/FOX23 to talk about Canadian tourism and tariffs. Click […] WGME Posted July 2, 2025 Tags Economic Security, Federal, Tourism, Wednesday Sit Down
Wednesday Sit-Down: Budget battle aftermath in Augusta In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13/FOX23 to talk about the impacts of the budget […] WGME Posted June 26, 2025 Tags Wednesday Sit Down
Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: Medicaid cuts threaten rural hospitals In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to talk about Medicaid cuts threatening rural hospitals. […] WGME Posted June 18, 2025 Tags Budget, Federal, Medicaid, Wednesday Sit Down
Taxes and Budget Rally held in Maine to protect pay raises for direct care workers “MECEP estimates that Maine currently needs over 2,300 more full-time direct care professionals to meet growing demand. Keeping wages and benefits flat will only exacerbate the shortage, […] WGME Posted June 6, 2025 Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: 'Work for Welfare' requirements In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to talk about “Work for Welfare” requirements. Click […] WGME Posted June 4, 2025 Tags Budget, Federal, Wednesday Sit Down
